New York City's congestion pricing experience and implications for road pricing acceptance in the United States

Transport Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-273

  Schaller, Bruce ^a  

^a New York City Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion pricing; Mileage based pricing; New York City; Public acceptance; Road pricing

Indexed keywords

ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951206275     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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